Having had back problems for years, I noticed something yesterday which I'm surprised I haven't picked up on before (nor have any of the many physios I've seen). The wear pattern on my footwear is very noticeably different from left to right. Wear on the left is even across the back of the heel, but on the right there's much more wear on the outside of the heel. It's not just running, because it's the same on my work shoes. So now I'm wondering if I've always been a wee bit unbalanced ( ), or if my back injury caused it, and whether it's something my body has adapted to, or whether I should go and see a sports podiatrist and try to rectify it. I don't want to start fiddling about with my shoes and cause more problems, but on the other hand it might help to prevent the back/hip problem form recurring.

Sorry about the cat fraggle, it's always a difficult decision to make even if you know it's for the best for the loved one but hard on the family

Training going well, really very hard work with all else that's going on but sticking with the plan - had my second treadmill VO2 max last night, that's my third VO2 max in a month (one on the bike) - rather annoyingly I've gained weight and mac result went down slightly... Very frustrating - hoping the weight starts dropping soon!

Good training, folks. Swam with NEWT again last night, did a mile in the hour. Also did a hard turbo session yesterday. Haven't run for a week, but not too worried, giving toe time to heal. Maybe a short, hard ride tomorrow, then a longer one Sunday with the club.

Still in Fink base period over here. The kid's hockey (ice that is) schedule hasn't made the weekend very training friendly lately so working around it the best I can. The Budgie and I are also laying the groundwork for Ironman Couer D'Alene 2014 with a trip to Glacier National Park to follow. Every time I look at hiking maps and such I chuckle to myself imagining two dudes post-Ironman doing the limp of honor while trying to hike around such a beautiful place.

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